Rise and Shine | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | Herman J. Mankiewicz |
Based on | My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber |
Produced by | Mark Hellinger |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Edited by | Allen McNeil |
Music by | |
Production company | Twentieth Century Fox |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Rise and Shine is a 1941 American comedy crime film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Jack Oakie, George Murphy and Linda Darnell. It was produced and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. It is inspired by the 1933 autobiography My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber.
Plot
Gambling interests plan to kidnap star college football player Boley Bolenciecwcz to prevent him playing in a big game on which they have backed the other side.
Cast
- Jack Oakie as Boley Bolenciecwcz
- George Murphy as Jimmy McGonigle
- Linda Darnell as Louise Murray
- Walter Brennan as Grandpa
- Milton Berle as Seabiscuit
- Sheldon Leonard as Menace
- Donald Meek as Professor Philip Murray
- Ruth Donnelly as Mame Bacon
- Raymond Walburn as Colonel Bacon
- Donald MacBride as Coach Graham
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Murray
- Charles Waldron as President
- Mildred Gover as Mrs. Robertson
- William Haade as Butch
- Dick Rich as Gogo
- John Hiestand as Announcer
- Claire Du Brey as Miss Pinkham
- Paul Harvey as Orville Turner
- Francis Pierlot as Professor Schnauzer
- Nestor Paiva as Captain
References
- Davis p.66
Bibliography
- Davis, Ronald L. Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream. University of Oklahoma Press, 2014.
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- 1941 films
- 1940s crime comedy films
- 1940s sports comedy films
- American crime comedy films
- American football films
- Films based on biographies
- Films based on works by James Thurber
- Films directed by Allan Dwan
- 20th Century Fox films
- American black-and-white films
- American sports comedy films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- Films scored by David Buttolph
- Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge
- Films scored by Alfred Newman
- English-language crime comedy films
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